Seeking control during uncontrollable times: Control abilities and religiosity predict stress during COVID-19

The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to understand the protective factors that can buffer individuals against psychological distress. We employed a latent-variable approach to examine how control-related factors such as religiosity, self-control, cognitive control, and health locus of co...

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Autores principales: Khoo, Shuna Shiann, Toh, Wei Xing, Yang, Hwajin
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Elsevier Ltd. 2021
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Short Communication
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8613706/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34848902
http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.paid.2021.110675
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Sumario:The COVID-19 pandemic has created an urgent need to understand the protective factors that can buffer individuals against psychological distress. We employed a latent-variable approach to examine how control-related factors such as religiosity, self-control, cognitive control, and health locus of control can act as resilience resources during stressful periods. We found that cognitive control emerged as a protective factor against COVID-19-related stress, whereas religiosity predicted a heightened level of stress. These results provide novel insights into control factors that can safeguard individuals' psychological well-being during crises such as a pandemic.

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